Nazare Big Wave Challenge Gets Yellow Alert, Could Run Saturday in Giant Waves
70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.
Surf Forecasts:
The current surf forecast for Fieldstone at 5AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fieldstone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:11AM 3.17 | 4:28PM 3.14 | 5:07AM 3.10 | 5:29PM 2.97 | 6:02AM 3.06 | 6:28PM 2.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:52PM 0.45 | 10:19AM 0.77 | 10:47PM 0.63 | 11:20AM 0.84 | 11:42PM 0.78 | 12:20PM 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:10 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | -2 | -2 | -6 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -5 |

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